पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 15, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.23°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra243.87°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha16.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

Puṣkar — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:32
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:55 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866471.27
Julian Day2454936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.46°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9827°), declination 9.75°, EoT -0.24 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2009-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)